Andrei Olkhovsky, two-time winner of Grand Slam doubles tournaments, told that the Russian tennis player Pavel Kotov won a very important victory for himself in the first round of the Australian Open.
At the start of the tournament, Kotov defeated Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech with a score of 7:5, 6:1, 6:7 (6:8), 6:7 (5:7), 6:3. The meeting lasted 4 hours 42 minutes.
— It is worth noting Pavel Kotov, who won his first match in Grand Slam tournaments by defeating the Frenchman in five sets. The young man, after winning the first two sets, missed a match point, lost two sets, and finally regained the upper hand in the fifth set. This is a very important victory for Pavel,” Olkhovsky told .
The 25-year-old Russian’s next opponent will be the winner of the match between Nicolas Harry (Chile, 18th seed) and Flavio Cobolli (Italy).
Source : MatchTV

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